FLYSCH is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. FLYSCH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FLYSCH?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FLYSCH is to know. It scores 17 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 2.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FLYSCH
No single letter turns FLYSCH into another word.
How FLYSCH scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in FLYSCH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,656 thousand.
What does FLYSCH mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A thick sequence of thin layers of shale and sandstone laid down in deep water near rising mountains.
Geologists use flysch for rock that records the early stage of a mountain chain, with the Alps as the classic case. The layers often fold into striking bands on a cliff face.
How FLYSCH is used
A geological term from German, used in descriptions of mountain belts.
- The road cuts through a thick bed of flysch.
- Alpine flysch alternates between soft shale and hard sandstone.
- Students studied the folded flysch on the hillside.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FLYSCH and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FLYSCH
1 longer words begin with FLYSCH.
Shorter words from the letters in FLYSCH
Common questions about FLYSCH
- Is FLYSCH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FLYSCH, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FLYSCH worth?
- FLYSCH is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FLYSCH mean?
- A thick sequence of thin layers of shale and sandstone laid down in deep water near rising mountains.
- What letters can be added to FLYSCH?
- No single letter can be added to FLYSCH to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of FLYSCH:
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